Pretty straight-forward, so nothing much to analyse. But it's by-far my favourite "new song" (previously unheard, sorry I'm being difficult, but then I'd have to actually choose between Take the Pill and If I Burn, and I don't want to make that decision).
But basically, if he destroys her, figuratively or literally, nothing can ever change that fact. Stockhill will always have her blood on his hands.
Then he talks about his persistence, pretty much saying the same thing back to her. No matter what, I'll always be in your life, even when I'm gone. What I've done will never go away. You can try to run away, but it'll always catch up with you.
And even when she escapes Stockhill, he will still loom over her for the rest of her life. It isn't over until it's over.
Overall, with a full-on concept album (as opposed to more "themed" albums prior), this one, along with Take the Pill, were the only ones I could relate to, and that helped my love for them. I like almost every song on the album, but because FLAG is specifically about Wayward Victorian Girls and not everyone's been in a Victorian asylum, it's slightly less relatable than Opheliac in my opinion. It's also probably going to be most of the soundtrack of the musical, so there's that. Still, great album.
Pretty straight-forward, so nothing much to analyse. But it's by-far my favourite "new song" (previously unheard, sorry I'm being difficult, but then I'd have to actually choose between Take the Pill and If I Burn, and I don't want to make that decision).
But basically, if he destroys her, figuratively or literally, nothing can ever change that fact. Stockhill will always have her blood on his hands.
Then he talks about his persistence, pretty much saying the same thing back to her. No matter what, I'll always be in your life, even when I'm gone. What I've done will never go away. You can try to run away, but it'll always catch up with you.
And even when she escapes Stockhill, he will still loom over her for the rest of her life. It isn't over until it's over.
Overall, with a full-on concept album (as opposed to more "themed" albums prior), this one, along with Take the Pill, were the only ones I could relate to, and that helped my love for them. I like almost every song on the album, but because FLAG is specifically about Wayward Victorian Girls and not everyone's been in a Victorian asylum, it's slightly less relatable than Opheliac in my opinion. It's also probably going to be most of the soundtrack of the musical, so there's that. Still, great album.